hexchat-python software package provides transitional dummy package, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install hexchat-python
hexchat-python is installed in your system.
Make ensure the hexchat-python package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep hexchat-python *
You will get with hexchat-python package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Network |
| Package | hexchat-python |
| Version | 2.12.0-2ubuntu2 |
| Description | transitional dummy package |
| Sub Section | Net |